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by Dan Stockman

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September 12, 2016
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  • Read more about One county in southern Indiana sends more people to prison than San Francisco does

GSR Today - The New York Times recently had a fascinating story on how Dearborn County, Indiana, sends more people to prison than almost any other county in the nation even though it has a population of only about 50,000.

by Laura Hammel

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  • Read more about The Lost Coin: A lesson in compassion

Do you remember how frustrated you were the last time you misplaced something? I often misplace my keys. I know where they belong, but they are not always there when I want them. Starting a frantic search in my house, I call out to everyone, "Have you seen my keys?"

This story appears in the HIV/AIDS Ministry feature series. View the full series.

by J. Malcolm Garcia

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September 12, 2016
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  • Read more about Children born with HIV find love in sister-run orphanages in Guatemala, Honduras

In the neighboring Central American countries of Guatemala and Honduras, an estimated 3,000 children under the age of 14 are living with HIV. Two orphanages, Hogar Madre Anna Vitiello in Sumpango, Guatemala, and Hogar Casa Corazón de la Misericordia in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, offer shelter, educational support and a sense of belonging to up to 125 children at a time.

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Rachel Cassandra is a writer and designer based in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter: @cassandrachel. Find more of her work at rachelcassandra.net.

by GSR Staff

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September 9, 2016
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"Beloved, yes, let us love one another. But today, my siblings, understand we cannot wait on your love if it is limited to feeling warmly about us."

This story appears in the See for Yourself feature series. View the full series.

by Nancy Linenkugel

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  • Read more about Forcing the church forward

See for Yourself - The opportunity of a lifetime occurred when I was selected for a pilgrimage to Rome and to Assisi. Once underway, we pilgrims happily and readily received the wisdom of our pilgrimage leaders who shared extensively about theological matters related to the holy sites we visited.

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September 9, 2016
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  • Read more about I don't know black

Today, across the United States, Catholic communities will gather for the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities, as mandated by USCCB president, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz. The phrase "our communities" strikes me. This is the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities. The trouble of it is, for people that come from backgrounds like I do, we don't see the problem as ours.

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September 8, 2016
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  • Read more about Sisters and family photos, mementos

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Can nuns have mementos at the convent to remind them of their family? In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about whether nuns can have family photos and other mementos in the convent.

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"Education for global citizenship 'is an essential strategy to address global challenges as well as to promote gender equality, facilitate the eradication of poverty and hunger, build skills, eliminate corruption, and prevent violence, including violent extremism.'"

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September 8, 2016
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  • Read more about Sisters in India known for their snake and scorpion bite treatment

Farman Khan was bitten by a cobra while working on a farm. The 35-year-old Muslim man killed the snake immediately and carried it to a nearby Catholic mission hospital. Khan, a landless agricultural laborer, is among thousands of villagers who have come to the hospital in the village near Ujjain, a temple town in Madhya Pradesh state, for treatment. The 20-bed hospital is managed by the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

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